quixdraw wrote:
A cut Iris on the Breakfast Bar above the stove. Usually I wait till the Sun is flowing in, these in basically open shade. D810 AF Micro Nikkor 105 1:2.8 D (If I can still Edit when the sun turns the corner, I'll add another.)
With your lens there is no reason the whole blossom shouldn't be sharp.
Try using a smaller aperture and manual focus, then focus half way into the flower and the whole flower should end up sharp.